Conservation

Conservation

After successfully radio-tracking breeding Magellanic penguins on their long distance foraging expeditions, it became apparent that they were often frequenting shipping lanes and becoming oiled. Heavy publicity of this fact resulted in changes in laws within the Argentinean province of Chubut, so that a shipping lane was moved, thereby reducing, to some degree, the threat to this species. Nevertheless, further work must be undertaken to mitigate the threats of commercial fishing and oil pollution, otherwise the Magellanic penguin's decline is likely to continue (5).